Explore the Family Name Dirickson

The meaning of Dirickson

Americanized form of Dutch Dirksen. Compare Derickson.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Dirickson in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dirickson observed a slight decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,830th most popular name, while by 2010, it had fallen to 43,732nd. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this last name increased from 476 in 2000 to 493 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.57%. The proportion per 100,000 people also dropped slightly by 5.56% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,830	#43,732	-2.11%
Count	476	493	3.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dirickson

The ethnic identity attached to the surname Dirickson has seen some changes as well, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of those with this name were identified as White (89.29%), followed by Hispanic (3.57%) and then equally divided between Black and individuals of two or more races (2.52% each). However, by 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly to 87.42%, and the percentage of Hispanics also lowered to 2.84%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those reporting two or more races increased significantly to 3.85%. Interestingly, no Black ethnicity was recorded for this surname in 2010, but there was an emergence of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity at 2.84%. There was no reported change for Asian/Pacific Islander related to the Dirickson surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.29%	87.42%	-2.09%
Two or More Races	2.52%	3.85%	52.78%
Hispanic	3.57%	2.84%	-20.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.52%	0%	0%